Page 518 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

Jian Ran closed the video window and then turned to read the news article.

The article detailed how Chu Yingying’s mother, as the mistress, had ascended to become the mistress of the Chu Family.

This Chu Yingying, who originally was just a poor student...

Later she was officially recognized by her family, and on the surface, she was a lady from a wealthy family, knowledgeable and reasonable.

But who would have thought that behind the scenes, she was so disgusting, it made one want to vomit.

People were absolutely repulsed by Chu Yingying’s character.

Jian Ran’s eyes moved to the comments on this news, which were overwhelming—all of them denouncing Chu Yingying.

Not only that, the Chu Family was also in the midst of a rapid stock decline...

Clearly, someone was out to destroy the Chu Family, to destroy Chu Yingying.

Jian Ran’s beautiful eyes flickered with contemplation...

Just who had Chu Yingying offended.

To have such great power, it could only be... in Yuncheng City, probably Gu Mochen, Qin Mu, or Han Siming.

She had made an enemy of Chu Yingying, and after all, Chu Yingying’s troubles started after that restaurant incident.

Jian Ran thought hard about it...

She narrowed down the suspects to Gu Mochen and Han Siming.

Which one of them could it be?

The thought weighed heavily on Jian Ran—it was just so hard to fathom, so elusive.

...

After putting down the tablet in her hand, Jian Ran saw Gu Mochen and Secretary Zhou seemingly wrapping up their conversation.

"Mr. Gu, if you and your wife need anything, just let me know. I’ll go down first."

"Hmm."

Gu Mochen responded indifferently, and then reached out to rub his forehead gently...

Having snatched a few days of leisure in Italy, he was now back, faced with a mountain of issues.

They were tricky ones, in need of a swift solution.

But...

Since he had promised Tang Bao to accompany the little princess, all the less urgent matters had to be postponed.

All available time had been squeezed out, just for the little princess and Jian Ran.

...

Once Gu Mochen was done, his gaze fell on Jian Ran, who also seemed thoughtful, looking at him with puzzlement as she parted her lips slightly.

"What’s the matter?"

"Gu Mochen... have you been in Italy all this time... recently?"

"Hmm?"

The flights between Rome and other nearby cities were all for Carlo’s significant agreement.

Jian Ran’s beautiful eyes brightened with understanding...

Then it probably wasn’t Gu Mochen.

Gu Mochen had been incredibly busy lately, likely without time to pay attention to the people of Yuncheng City.

So...

Could it really be Han Siming?

Jian Ran did not distrust Han Siming, but subconsciously, she no longer wanted any more association with him.

The most prudent course of action, given the relationship between Han Siming and Gu Mochen, would be to maintain a safe distance.

Indeed, she still had some connections with Dong Qin...

Han Siming...

It was truly over, they couldn’t even remain friends.

Apparently, the man did not seem to understand this principle.

Jian Ran forced a bitter smile, a shade of dark light quietly blossoming in her beautiful eyes, spreading outwards.

"Take a look at this news article, I want to confirm something with you."

After speaking, Jian Ran took a deep breath and without any hesitation handed her tablet directly to Gu Mochen.

Upon hearing this, Gu Mochen’s gaze fell on the tablet before him, his expression flickering with thoughts...